Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-08-18
crying peace, when from your lips came
the bugle CRY of q political boycott You.

the bugle cry of a political boycott. You,
the victorious Warwick of sn 'rsolsted
issue" fought outside of party lines,
without Democratic orgsuiZ \ jor. soeek-
ing without authority, save thu: Of arc
CANT assumption, uttered your eGic. Of
prescription. You, sctuated by -FOUR
fidelity to the Democracy Of the state.
rushed with frantic haste into the arms Of
DR.. Arch Cochran and mingled your mu-'
tual congratulations over the glorious
victory, and then in another breath YOU
poured forth your edict of prescription .
agsinst "fenatlcal leaders"
Were these actions dictated by your
fealty to the Democratic party? Or were /
they the initial steps 20 mske yourself, in /
truth the "king maker of Texas? When /
you said you favored Tolerance for the
rank sad tile," but had "no truce for
tana!ical leaders" in prohibition ranks,
did you not mean that you would receive
into your embrace men who voted, but
didn't Waut men VINO might u y0tsH roI'
Were you not picturing to yourself the
time, when like your Shakespeareal
namesake you could say:
/ For who lived King but could dr.. his crave
| And who burst smile when Warwick bent his
| O.OT-
| Contrast your u.teranCes with those OF
Sir. Gibbs, who philoSophicauy looked
I over the situation and voiced the follow
| ing: "ProhibitiOn is dead, and the Dem
Ocrsts of the state can't aff0rd to quarrel
over it. The ssddest words OF tongue or
pen are these 1t might have been Oar
political conditions are good; 1t is the
moral, educational and industrial cOudi-
ton of Texas that needs attention"
One has touch Of craftsmanship while
the other is that Of selfish politician
What prompted your letter to Dr.
Arch Cochran while yet the shouts Of
victory were warm upon your lips: "a
triotism and party fealty | suppose JOY
over your success. That was natural
But that you should in the next breath
prescribe men like Reagan and Maxey is
a matter of surprise to me. After tickling
the tympanum lof the great Republican
leader, you, in true Warwick style, define
the boundaries of the future house of
York. la this connection Dr. Cochran's
statement about the "good feeling be-
tween the parties" is significant Is it
possible that the two roses are to become
united in a new color? Is it your plan to
have Texas Democracy henCeforward 20
) date from the IN of August, A. D. 1857?
Your prescription mas gone forth, and ]
suppose you are arming for the next con
q, veuLioD. There will doubtless be an effort
{ to incorporate an anti (>umptuaryl pro
G hibtiUn plank in the platform. Suppose j
0 is done, will tnst prevent prohibition LEAD
{ ers in the "isOlsted issue" from Joining
0 in councils OF the party?
: Whist are you going to DO with th0st
l. many thousands who voted for prOhibi.
e? bitiOn in opposition to the saloen, &nC
t whose ballots were protests sgaius
e "whisky in politics." AIe you going t
It accuse them of treason to their party
e Ii g vote for anti prohibition in tn
!? recent election is to be the test OF Dem
e ocracy, what are you going to do with a.
1t the other great issues of the party?
10 You are now the central figure in Texa
n politlcs-unique aid peculiar-for yoI
u stand almost alone in your position
% Your own gallant leaders oppos
ID your position. But you know you
at strength, l presume. and Warwick
IL whip may be able II drive them int
u line. You had it in your power to hav
TX been the greatest man in Texas polite
Id WAen the contest was ended. Had 70
10 poured the oil Of wise conservative COun
q. sci upon the troubled waters you woul
= have commanded the devotion OF ever
true Democrat. Had 1.-THE of the spir
I'd of that greatest political peacems : ers
IN Henry Clay. been yours, you would no.
~ be giant instead of a pigmy. When 20
S. arrogantly attempt to ride the Demo
g. cratic mule, let me say to 70
lie that you are on al animal tbs
ts is familiar with all the arts {
d. bucking and kicking, and some mornin
d, you may wake up in the rear CT the pro
ty cession. Be careful what kind of bit 70
J. use, and keep well up towards the shoul
D. der Joints, and with the aid Of the "irienC
st eiy feeling" of DR.. Cochraa you may b
>pf abl to ride safely over sae peElous pat
II yoE, naaF are traveliae:T DEM0CRAT.